Allies Offer To Exchange All War Prisoners
Paris AP South Vietnam and the United States proposed releasing North Vietnamese prisoners in exchange for American and Allied captives. The Viet Cong offered a cease fire tied to US troop withdrawal by June 30, 1971. Allies rejected the plan. The talks opened with the prisoner swap offer backed by the United States, while the Viet Cong demanded unconditional withdrawal before discussing American prisoners. The exchange proposal did not list a hard deadline and mirrored earlier statements, with no immediate accord.
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Paris
South Vietnam
United States
Pham Dang Lam
Viet Cong
Nguyen Thi Binh
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Unique English Class At OHS By Dan Mullen
Ottawa High School introduces a new junior English class with 50 students focusing on American literature, composition, and library study. Teachers Miss Jane Feuerborn and Mrs Doris Wheeler emphasize independent study, daily work for grading, and student driven learning to foster self reliance and better college preparation.
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Dan Mullen
Ottawa High
OHS
Jane Feuerborn
Doris Wheeler
Miss Feuerborn
Rail Strike Crumbles as Unions Return to Work
Washington AP report says two unions halted the nationwide rail strike hours after it began at midnight. The United Transportation Union and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes withdrew, while 200,000 remain out. Congress and President Nixon ordered workers back, with an emergency law and a federal injunction delaying further action. Trains halted, potential economic damage feared as talks continue.
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Brotherhood of
C. L. Dennis
Devel
United’s
Charles Luna
Luna
UTU
W.W. Carson
Carson
Congress
Nixon
Co. L. Dennis
Dennis
U.S
John H. Pratt
Washington
D.C
Pratt
Viet government rejects extended Christmas cease-fire plan
Saigon and Viet Cong rejected the US idea of a longer cease-fire starting at Christmas. South Vietnam planned five weeks of cease-fires during year-end holidays, while Viet Cong already announced brief pauses for Christmas New Year Tet. Officials said Washington did not consult Saigon on an extended truce, and Hanoi demanded mutual acceptance of any period. The week saw five US battlefield deaths, the lowest weekly toll in five years.
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Saigon
U.S
Washington
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Foreign Ministry
Tornado Watch for Portions of Kansas and Missouri
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for parts of eastern Kansas, northwest Missouri, southwest Iowa, and southeast Nebraska from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. CST. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds are forecast, with greatest risk along a line from west of Chanute to northeast of St. Joseph. Turning colder tonight with scattered rain or snow and 60 percent then 30 percent precipitation chances.
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Kansas City
National Weather Service
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Chanute
Kan
St. Josey
Bam
Quake Kills 11 In Peru
A strong earthquake struck a coastal area of northern Peru late Wednesday night. Officials report at least 11 deaths with unofficial counts placing 14 fatalities in Piura State near the Peru Ecuador border.
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Peru
Lima
Piura State
Kansas House Speaker foresees stormy 1971 session
Kansas House Speaker Calvin Strowig predicts a stormy 1971 session shaped by Gov. Robert Docking and partisan tensions. He says clashes may occur but the legislature can craft bipartisan programs, with budgeting as a central issue and reapportionment to be addressed promptly. He notes new and returning members, and emphasizes a need for spending limits and potential cuts if revenues stay tight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Robert Docking
Calvin Strowig
Strowig
Docking
Strozig
Bstrowig
Loux
House
Abilene
Anadarko
Okla
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
City Commission Deliberates Annexations and Charter Petition
The city commission weighed annexations of County Clerk's Plat No 1 and Alexander's Addition with Highland Cemetery and heard 1025 signatures urging a special election on Charter Ordinance No 4. It also approved revised assessments for Parking Lot A, the canopy, and Parking Lot B, with a potential city-wide payment implied amid legal challenges. Approval of Hanes Drive paving assessments and licensing for cereal malt beverages were noted, along with a request for a new parking space at a church.
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City Commission
City Hall
Alexander
Highland Cemetery
Gibson's
Fifteenth
Lincoln
James G. Alexander
Alexander’s Addition
Orlin Smith
Franklin County Fairgrounds
Franklin County Community Development Group
Commission
Harry Murphy
Alden C. Cearfoss
Steve Ralph
Allen L. Unruh
Government Committee
Unruh
Benefit District
al Mages
S. Cherry
John Richeson
Ralph
Hanes Drive
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Orlis Cox
Paul Pentz
First United Methodist Church
4Th
East Fourth
Blue Room Tavern
N. Main
Blakesley
Gulf Savvies
Main
Donald B. Farrell
Floyd W. Blakesley
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Feuerborn and
Wheeler
Feuerborn
Viets
GOP
Elon Torrence
Associated Press
House of Representatives
Legislature
Richard C. Loux
Wichita
State General Revenue Fund
Public Administration Service
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